Hulet “Bill” Arms,

OAKWOOD: Hulet “Bill” Arms, age 82 died Saturday, January 12, 2013 after a long battle with Silicosis of the lungs, in the Laurels of Defiance, Defiance, Ohio. He was born October 23, 1930 in Bucu (Dickenson County), VA, in a W. M. Ritter Lumber Camp, the son of John T. and Bonnie (Lester) Arms. He…

Lois A. Williamson,

TOLEDO: Lois A. Williamson, age 76 died Thursday, January 10. She was born March 7, 1936 in Paulding, Ohio the daughter of Forrest H. and Naomi (Grubaugh) Williamson. She was employed as a teacher by Washington Local High School, Toledo retiring in 1986. She is survived by two sisters, Leah Smith, Payne, and Joan E.…

Woodlan vs Bluffton at Fort Wayne War Memorial Coliseum

The boys basketball championship game of the ACAC tournament took place Saturday, January 12 between visiting Woodlan and home, Bluffton. The last time the Warriors had been to the Coliseum for the ACAC tournament was 16 years ago in 1997. Woodlan won the tip-off and was the first to score, but that didn’t stop the…

Woodlan Boys Win Big against Adams Central

In northeast Indiana the 39th annual ACAC conference is always a big deal with the final game ending at the Memorial Coliseum. In the first round game Tuesday, January 8 the Warriors basketball team had a great first half and an even better second half. The boys outscored the Jets 43-27 by the end of…

Alan Ray Whirrett

PAULDING: Alan Ray Whirrett passed away quietly following surgery at St. Rita’s Hospital, Lima on January 6, 2013 at 11:15 PM. Alan was born in Paulding County, Ohio to Bill and Edith (Haney) Whirrett on March 11, 1928. On July 28, 1951 he married Deloris Reinhart, who survives. He retired as Chief Warrant Officer from…

Carolyn Watson

Carolyn Jean Watson, 86, of Antwerp, OH, formerly of Auburn, IN passed away Monday, January 7, 2013 at Hickory Creek Nursing Home, Hicksville. Carolyn was born in Wabash, Indiana on July 30, 1926, a daughter of the late Vera (Stone)  and Carl Burton Irelan. She was a 1944 graduate of Wabash High School and went…